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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
Hurbamk.

Lots are selling as fast as the contracts
can be made out In the town of Burbank.
owing to its many advantages and improve
ments. The office of the company is nearly
completed. the fine hotel is well under
way, water is being now distributed over
the entire tract. and the rates of fare by the
round trip, commencing next week, when
all lots left unsold viii be advanced $50
each
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
John wie,aud Brewing Go.

OF San Francisco received during 1856 frs
medals and premiums for best "Bottled
and "Draught Lager Beer" at state Fair
Sacramento. Mechanics Fair. San Francisco
San Joaquin Fair, stockton, and Sixth Dis
trict Fair. Los Angeles. This celebrated
lager is for sale ct nearly all the leading
saloons of Los Angeles Steinike & Brun
ing, S22 North Alameda street, are the sole
Agents and Bottlers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
New Domestic Lime.

The Los Angeles Storage, Commission and
Lumber Company. san Pedro street. near
Third, have the agency OF the summit
Lime Company" of Tehachepi, for the
manufacture of lime. They guarantee it OF
the best quality, is being manufactured by
the II. 7. Holmes Lime Company, of Santa
Cruz, one of the oldest manufactures in the
State, whose name alone is a guarantee oi
the quality OF the lime mauufaetured By
the m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
HUNTINGTON.
The New Temperance Town lse-
gins 20 Boom.

The New Temperance Town Be-
gins TO Boom.
The best citizens of Pasadena and
other towns have been trying ali sorts
of plans to stop the sale OF intoxicating
liquors, but without success. Hunting.
ton has solved the problem. Every
deed reads a. follows: ''It is provided
that II at amy time the heirs, assigns or
SUCCESSORS in interest shall allow any
part Of said premises to be used for the
vending of Intoxicating liquors, the
title hereby granted shall revert to and
be vested in the party Of the first part,
who shall be entitled to the
immediate possession thereof"
II You want a beautiful home, where
no drunkards or tramps can disturb you,
buy lot to-day in beautiful Huntington
Of Wiesendanger & Bonsall ana s. ID.
Hovsy, 25 West First street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
uiseu,ted yt,itor.

EDITOR HERALD Dear Sir, Allow me to
inform you that Los Angeles is blanked
blanked humbug: real estate we get for
dinner and climate for supper. leave here
today for the East. but before going | in-
tend to buy a pair OF shoes from LEWIS
BROTH EEs, and win a $3.50 lot for nothing.
That's The kind of enterprise like to see.
Truly yours, GARY ASZO,
1Ul aud les North Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
Phoenix Land dHn.estmentC 90.

Correspond with the Phenix Land In
vestment Company, Real Estate and Land
Brokers, IN reference to Phenix aud its
fruit and alfalfa lands. Box IL. Phoenix,
Arizona may7eodIm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
Hello, Celstrals

Central, Hello! Give me the First Ma
tional Sank.
Girl at the Telephone-DO YOU want the
EARTH haven't any banks lying around
loose Go to Lewis Bros. to-day and buy n
pair OF shoes aud win o s450lot in iarvanzo
| free lOl and l03 North Spring ST.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
Baseball, Mt santa Monica.

The Santa Monica Baseball Grounds Will
open Sunday. May 6th. The initial game
will be between the "Peek and Ruggles"
nine of Las Angeles, aud the I'D J. 1o5in'sf
Of Santa Monica. Admission Is cents.
ladies free
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
To.D0yt TO-Day!

The splendid team OF the Southern Cali
fornia Land Co. Baker Block) to South Los
Angeles at 3 80 O'Clock.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
HaIf-Acre Lots

In that beautiful addition TO the city, South
Los Angeles. sl6o. without interest. South
ern California Land Company, Baker block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
Valuable Property
LOW FIGURES (!

Eighty acres choice land. two miles
from the University; yer acre. 49,. 1890
Twenty acres fine damp land, on
Western avenue; per acre ........ $50
Forty acrss-20 acres in fruit, soil
sandy loan. on Western avenue. 12,000
Five acres in Lick tract; choice prop
eEty; per aero. ........ .......... 5cO
Ninety acres, Lick trsct, in los of 5.
10 sud % acres: per acre 500 and 4c1
Seventy acres In citv limits. all sub
divided into 316 lots; lots 50x140
wide streets, 20 DOT alleys. At o
great bargain. chance to double
Twenty three acres, Marengo tract,
PASADENA .......-.... s......... -
Fine tract for subdivision: at a bar
gain ..... ...... . ........... ...
Sixty-one feet on Spring st, withtwo-
story huilfing; now. paying good
rate of interest, with prospect OF
large Increase. ......... .......... $4,000
Sixty feet on Spring ST.; frst.class
investment. .-.............. Zo,Uu
Forty-five feet on Spring ST., with
good building, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Sixty feet ON Fort st., $50 feet deep;
$4,000 building; very near buhi-
ness center; a No l investment... 5000
Sixty feet in the best business block
on Spring street. t.................... 7S,oO1
property to subdivide ~, -. 100 OOo
Forty FIVE thousand acres of land in
the San Jacinto Valley: per acre. Is
Four thousand acres choice agrlcul-
tural land; per acre .......s,.... u SO
One hundred and twenty feet, corner
Pearl and Sixth streets. ........... l4,000
New house and lot, Thompso on street.
Ellis tract ..;:';... :...,,....,....' 400
Five fine lots in Ellis trsct each .. 1000
Five hundred snd sixty-two acres
land adjoining city limits: excel
lent for subdivision; per aero .... 400
One Of the finest corner lots for
residence on Figueroa street; q
bargain ................ ........... -
Three lots, i80xl90 to 20-foot alley,
corner Figueroa and Manhattan
streets; elegant residence prop
erty; at bargain. n.................. -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
when Two sundays Come To
Uesher

other merchants will be able to initiate our
example. This month we give away si59
lot in Garvsnzo free. Get your shoes to-day.
LEWIS BROS.
1ei and 1903 North Spring st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
SON d, Los Angeles.

Half-acre lots. $t60.--$io monthly install
uaents. Finely improved property. South
arm California Land Co., Baker Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07
We Are Not Giving Away the

But we are giving away small portion of
1t In Garvanzo, worth exactly $3.50, for moth
ing. and every one who purchases pair of
boots or shoes from us, will have an oppor.
tunity toget lot for nothing.
LEWIS BROS,
101 and 103 North Spring 81.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-07

Two new hs rd finished cottages, one block
from street cars, at a bargain.
Several choice lots on Figueroa street at a
bargain.
near line OF street cars, at a bargain.
Choice acre tracts near city at a bargain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
STAY in Texas.

The following special telegram taken
from the Galveston News explains itself
and only goes to emphasize the advice
earnestly given by The STATEsMAN ever
since the California craze first stsrtad.
DALLAS, Tex, December 13.-A private
letter to Agent Lemnn in this city from
friend in Los Angeles draws the following
gloomy forebodings of the future of
southern California:
"My advice would be think twice, and
seriously too, before coming this way, as
everything looks bad now for this section
of the country. Real estate, the specula-
ton in which has attracted thousands
to this place, Is dropping away below
the fabulous prices paid for it few
mouths ago and many are now trying to
unload, but fiud it impossible to do at
anything like the price they gave for it,
or rather agreed to give with the usual
advance, of course, in all transactions OF
like character. Many poor man would
like to get out at even half he put in II he
could do 80, but his chances are slim
indeed. What is to become of the many
hundreds of the purchasers of town lots
who have made small advances on them
when the time comes for payments to be
met, is query to everybody here. The
climate is delightful, and new crops Of
vegetables and fruits are constantly COM
ing in, but to talk of city and country
with nothing to sustain them but a float
ing population, and with only the pre-
lenses of few spectators to make the
city great business point, is absurd and
exaggerated. My humble opinion is that
Texas is far superior to this country in
nearly every particular. Your climate is
good, no better soil can be found in
America, and with a few experienced
agricultu: lists your fruits will outrival this
country in a very short time. Again, ny
advice is TO stay in Texas if you want to
gain wealth and be happy"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC.

Artie Flint, the ST. Louis boxer, says he
will box any $40 pound man in the world to
a finish, hard gloves, for $3.50 side.
Joe McAuliffe, heavy weight champion of
the Pacific coast, and Paddy Ryan are to
fight to finish in San Francisco, Dec. %.
Miss Elsa Won Blumen, the bicycle rider,
has been challenged by Miss Jessie Oaks, of
England, at present in Rochester, to bicy-
Gle contest that shall determine the relative
speed and endurance of American and
English bicycle riders.
Annie Oakley, the crack lady shot, has
banked $4,000 while with the Buffalo Bill
combination in England The lady has now
severed her connection with the Wild West
and is giving exhibitions in the old country
under the management Of her husband,
Frank Butler.
The measurements Of Teemer are MS fol-
lows: Height, #. 1-2 in. width of Shout
ders, III in. width at waist, III in.; width
at hips, 1871 in; right biceps, 1871 in. left
biceps, 1876 in; right forearm, 11.G in. left
forearm, la in. right thigh, 2l.7 in.; left
thigh, 21.5 in; right calf, lG in. left calf,
157 in. {; lung capacity, SAG cubic in, weight,
173 pounds
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22

several counties. There is great demand
for lands throughout all that section.
A Louisville, KY, land agent writes the
department here tha5 he has been applied
to by an English com pany to secure them
information concerning Texas lands, as
the company wants TO purchase 100000
acres of agricultural land for COLOMBIA ii IN
purposes. Texas has plenty of land for
such purposes.
The charter of the Texas Presbytery of
the Cumberland Presley terian church, of
Henderson. IpcOrpOrators: l.. Z. Tipps,
G. w. Q. Self, j. W. Hill, H. G. Long, j.
p. Wiadle, G. NJ. Ramsey and j. S, Ham
lltnn.
Also filed: charter of the Emmett Benev,
olent association, of Houston. IncOr-
porators: L. W. Oronap, j. NJ. Powers,
L. MahOney, d. McDavit and John Ken
needy.
Governor Ross has letter quite com
plimentary to his administration from
Hon. John Q. Chenoweth, first auditor of
the United States treasury department,
and stating that he had rendered such as
sistance from his Office as WAS necessary
for auditing the Texas indemnity claims,
viii, the final auditor, Colonel Williams,
has referred to the secretary of the treas
ury.
From Wednesdays Daily.l
The charter of "The San Gabriel Hotel
company" of Georgetown, was filed
yesterday. Capital, 100000. Incorpora-
tors: Envy Taylor, G. W. Glasscock,
j. w. Kncaid, Geo. Irvine, M. Harrell,
j. l.. Rucker, Thos. P. Hughes, j. E.
Cooper, S. S. Atkins, W. Q. Lott and II. W.
Harrell.
The land commissioner yesterday
received application TO purchase 1913 acres,
at 81 per acre, in Eastland county; also
$40 acres, at 81 per acre, in Childress
county.
Application was also received to lease
$50 acres in Dimmit county.
j. p Surratt, STATE agent and classitier
for the counties of Howard, Martin and
Glasscock, reports the completion of hIs
work ard forwards to the land Office
topogra phical maps of same.
Applications to purchase in FL Paso
county we're received for 862 acres.
A. s. Cornell reports, as classifier of
school lands i'll Lynn, over 300 sections;
all dry agricultural, mostly rich sandy
oil. The minimum figure, 50 per acre.
Treasury receipts yesterday we're $70460
for the school fund, and $4,3ls0 for
general revenue.
Mr.. Pete Walton, so long chief clerk in
the Office of the secretary of state, has
been appointed clerk of the court of com
mission of appeals.
The charter of the Austin and McGregor
Railway company, as elsewhere published,
was filed yesterday with the secretary OF
state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Mortuary.

The following is the mortuary report
for the week ending December II, as
furnished by the city sexton, G. L. Nits
chke:
December 10-Mrs Shumate, white
female; consumption.
December 1O-W. FUNK, white, male,
20 years; typhoid fever; (pauper.)
December ia Rabe, white, female, 8
years; typhoid.
December I'm. Willie, colored, female,
2 months; disease not known.
December Isl. w. Callahan, white,
male; capillary bronchitis.
December 16-Floris, Mexican, male, 2
days; disease not known.
December 13-ReIa aims of Professor
Dinwiddie brought here from Bryan,
Texas, for interment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
The Confederate Home.

The home, which is just outside the
corporate limits, west of Austin, is quite
attractive in location and romantic out
lines of hill and dale and woodland. There
are some thirteen acres in the enclosure,
and an old farm house, whose apartments
have been divided into number of small
rooms-mere cuddies, some of them-to
multiply the quarters 30 as to accom-
modate the inmates with separate rooms,
as far az pc. sible.
The "Old Vets" are supplied with few
papers and periodicals, which the pub
fishers seLd them free of charge. They
employ themselves or some of
them at least--in raising chickens,
ducks and turkeys, have three
fine COWS to furnish them milk, and are
thinking of working garden. They re-
present various states-Arkansas, Tennes-
see, Kentucky, Virginia, the Carolinas,
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and
Louisiana as well as Texas. They are
crowded for accommodations and the
managers of the home have, it is stated,
lately purchased some army tents for half
dozen Others who have applied for ad.
mission. To the visitor, however, it seems
odd that the managers do not utilize the
upper story of the barn on the premises,
instead of mere cloth tents for such
purpose.
The roster of the home embraces the
following population:
Matron-Miss Minnie Gray.
Cook-Mrs. Ann Bartch.
"Vets"-Andrew j. Dougherty, B. +.
0rear, Jourmel Gerald, W. A. Holland
Thos. WheIan, Rufus Jenson, R. F.
Walker, j. +. Schilling, p. O. Hardin, j. A.
Wilky, Joe M. Sweeney, Julian Moreau,
Thos. Woodief, A. A. Tomlinson, j. M
Morton, JEFF L. Rose, Thos. Murphy, E
Hermes, ThOs. Otis, A. s. Lindner, O. O.
Eostler, ]. B. Hopper, R. B. Lambdin
Joseph Beard, Arthur j. O'Neill, Peter
Mackeu, Chas, Cauthon and Thos. ]. Cal
h0uH.
The following have left: Andrew e.
KinseIla, Lester Clark, II. Fl. Num-, r. r
Blunt, Hugh McGhee, J. Ball, W. E. Fores-
ter, Thos. j. Forrest, Dan Luckey and
Hamilton Lewis.
The following, as their humble graves
attest, have passed over the river
of death: James M. Afford, Samuel
Everett and j. A. Hagaman.
In another column will be found "An
Appeal" in behalf of the home, to which
The STATESMAN hopes the public will make
a generous response IN aid of those who
have fought our battles for ms, and
are passing away to their final bivouac or
"fame's eternal camping ground"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
JAIL ESCAPApE.
Two Desperate Characters Effect
Their Escape From the
County Ja1I

About O'Clock Sunday morning rope
was seen hanging from the eastern wall
of the county Jail and investigation
showed that two desperate inmates, John
Eusall and Joe Penton, had escaped from
the prison. Ensall was lately convicted
of horse theft, but had been first arrested
on suspicion of being train rObber.
Penton had been convicted of murder
fifteen years. sentence. He had
escaped from the Lee county jail and
also from the Brenham jail, and had been
brought here for safe keeping. Penton
left note for Sheriff Bill Brown, of Lee
county, saying: "Aint hell on iron?"
Two other prisoners, VIM. Humphreys,
charged with horse theft and train rob
berry, and Cy Harrington, just sentenced
to two years for horse stealing, had
planned to escape with them, and, to that
end, to get the assistant jailer, q colored
man, to lock them in the same cell with
Ensall and Penton; but, as Sheriff
Hornsby himself happened to attend to
the matter, they had no chance to carry
out their scheme. They tried, however,
to cut into the cell to get with them, but
failed. Ensall and Penton are still at
large.
AS the means for effectiDg this esoa-
pade, it goes without explanation that a
saw and file, and the rope used, had some
how been couped into the Jail, and on last
Saturday Lottie Stotts, notorious woman
of Mahogany hall precinct, who was re-
leased from two months imprisonment,
communicated her suspicious to the
sheriff that some of the prisoners contem-
plated an escape, which, it seems, was
effected, despite the sheriffs closest and
usually successful vigilance.
Harrington and Humphreys picked the
lock of their cell nearly to pieces, but
could not force it open, while Ensall and
PentOn cut hole in the ceiling of their
own cell, and then easily worked their
way through the wooden sheeting and tin
roof, aud escaped by letting themselves
down with the rope from the top Of the
jail. so far, hey have not been captured,
but Captain Hornsby will doubtless prove
better at catching, than the Jail was for
holding them. After all, it is hard to hold
men who are "hell on iron," like Penton,
in any prison but a penitentiary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Christmas for the Poor.

To the EDITOR of the Statesman
have noticed ia yesterdays editorials
and to-day's locals articles referring to
Christmas charities. Our German Ameri-
can Aid society is having its Christmas
contribution for the poor this year, as
usual. Ever since our society has been
organized it has been the custom to do 80,
which has already taken place for the last
seven years. We have donated $40 out OF
our treasury, and call upon the public to
aid us, as usual, with voluntary oontribu-
tions. We have at least fifty families to
provide for, and, if there are some who do
not like to make their wants known,
friends interested will be Lind enough to
present their names and addresses to me.
Our work. is always performed in deli
cate, quiet and mod est way. We never
make our charitils public. All Of our
active members IRE giving their individ-
ual help. We Intend to make our Christ
mas contribu lions unusually generous
The STArEsS IAN has always been exceed
ingly gener Gus to our Aid society, and we
desire yo'n assistance again. Anything
you can write to aid rs will be very CRATE
fully eceived. Very respectfully,
MRs. II. M. CooGEsHALL, treasurer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
TEA TABLE TALK.

The modern scrap book is an elaborate and
expensive volume with index and gilt clasp
A teapot stand in the form of the figure 5
is something new and pretty for 5 o'clock
teas.
For some unknown reason, cut glass is said
to be advancing in price just like ton Of
coal,
japanese goods show some new patterns
and styles, and dealers say the demand is as
great as ever
Tiny silk banners that hang on lamp
shades or globes are something new in house
hold decoration.
Among ladies, diamot,ds arc more and
more reserved for full dress, formal and GER
emonial occasions.
The latest fad for bridesmaids is to have
them enter the church and attend the bride,
carrying shoes filled with flowers. AT Sir
Robert Peel's daughters wedding the shoes
were Of pink satin, filled with pink roses and
hung from the arm by pink ribbons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
The Frontier Battalion.

The officers and men of the Texas
Frontier battalion are stationed at present
as follows:
Capt. L. p. SEEKER, quartermaster, at
Austin.
Company B-Capt. S. A. MoMurray and
ten men, at Quanah.
Company D-Capt. Frank Jones; first
sergeant, Ira Aten, aud eleven men, at
Pena.
Company F-Capt. VIM. Scott; first
sergeant, Joe Brooks, and ten men, at San
Angelo.
This ia certainly small force, but a
very efficient one, considering the scope
of their work.
Adjutant general King and his chief
clerk, Mr.. Orsay, have their Office IN the
state capitol.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Penltentiarn Matters.

Mr.. Tipps, of the penitentiary board,
and Major GOree, superintendent of the
state prisons, have returned from their
trip to New Orleans, where they went 10
inspect sugar machinery with the view of
suggesting the most improved appliances
for the states plantation, Harlsem, in
Fort B nd county. Col. Cunningham.
formerly of the firm of Cunningham d
Ellis, penitentiary lessees, accompanied
them.
The party reached New Orleans last
Saturday morning, and at once went to
the steamboat wharf, where they took a
tug, which carried them and a party of
about seventy five citizens of New Orleans,
who accompanied them to ex Governor
WarmOth's plantation, sbo1t forty five
miles below the city. The party embraced
a number of sugar planters of Louisiana
and Cuba, sugar merchants, machine deal
ers and newspaper men, all of whom we're
most Hospitality entertained by the ex
governor.
Mr.. Tips states: We found that the
new process of extracting saccharine
! from cane juice had just been put in
operation. We remained there two days
getting our information. We found that
while the extraction of sugar from the
cane was almost perfect, it required a
great deal more fuel TO evaporate this
diffusion of the juice than it does to extract
the juice by the ordinary mill process,
because the diffusion process adds thirty
three per cent of water to the cane juice,
which has to be evaporated. This is
quite an item where fuel 10 expensive, At
ia Texas.
Our conclusion was that good milling
machinery will be better TO work up our
tropical cane than the diffusion process
The actual results of diffusion can only
be known after thirty day, operation.
We found the process uuder the super
intendency of Professor Wyley and assist
ant chemists and Others in the employ of
the agricultural department of the United
| States.
After returning to New Orleans, we
obtained estimates and prices on plant
for sugar machinery for use on the Har-
lean plantation, which is owned by the
state.
We had an exceedingly interesting trip.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
penitent1arY Mattera.

II ere was a meeting of the penitentiary
board yesterday TO consider the report OF
Mr.. Tipps, as TO his visit to New Orleans
to inspect the diffusion sugar making pro-
cess, which he witnessed on Ex-Governor
Warmoth's plantation. The board con-
cluded that the old roller mill process was
better for the state plantation in Fort
Bend county, on account Of the greater
amount of fuel required for diffusion.
They also concluded TO procure the proper
machinery for the place, which will cost
about $4,000, exclusive Of what can be
furnished from the state foundry at husk.
The machinery can be had part cash and
part from the proceeds of the states
cotton plantation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Texas, A Winter Resort.

The Missouri Pacific railroad is issu-
ing bi-monthly illustrated pamphlet de-
scriptive of the south as winter resort.
Mr.. Lawless is in receipt of the following
letter from the general passenger and
ticket agent of that road, showing how
Texas fares, and is to fare, in this adver-
tisement. just at this time, when our
state is making an effort to assist herself
to immigrants, this letter comes in very
luckily;
ST. LOUIS, December 1e, 1887
Ticket Agent sent You yesterday by train mail
ten copies of paper called "Sunshine In Winter,
which advertisse by illustrations and reading mat
ter the mOet prominent winter resorts In Texas aud
the eOuhwest.
There seems 10 be a growing interest in Texas 10
encourage immigration 10 the bOIdere, and WI D
you would please distribute these papers among
the newspapers and most enerprleing ctizene, cal!
ing their attention {" the fact that this is of the
many means the Mis-. url Pacific railway is taking
to advertise the ate, sld nesst them In their Ell
forte 10 secure immigration.
Another edition devoted exclusively 10 TexaI
will be issued In about two weeks.
Yours truly, II. q. TowssEED.